Back for its sixth year, VETLIFE’s 6th annual Vet Fest is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Fowlerville Fairgrounds.
The largest veteran event in Michigan, Vet Fest draws over 3,000 veterans annually, along with their immediate family members. The purpose of Vet Fest is to bring veterans together to enjoy camaraderie and connect them to the military benefits they earned through their service.
“Michigan is home to almost 600,000 veterans, but less than 18% have been connected to a federal benefit,” said Joshua Parish, VETLIFE co-founder. “VETLIFE is doing something no other organization has successfully been able to do, which is connecting veterans to their benefits on a very large scale.”
“There are so many veterans throughout this country that do not even know what benefits are out there” said Cortnie Parish, VETLIFE co-founder. “Many do not know where to start, which is why at VETLIFE we make it our mission to connect these veterans to vetted resources and help answer all their questions. Unlike other veteran events, we invite the veteran’s family to join them and provide everything free of charge for families. We do not allow vendors to sell and require that each exhibitor provide a direct service to veterans.”
The event is completely free for all active duty, retired or military veteran families. Registration is required and attendees will be asked to show their military designated ID at check in.
Veteran and family members can enjoy food trucks, bounce houses, live bands, backpack and school supply giveaways, celebrity appearances, and more. Veterans will enjoy a day of camaraderie and learn about a wide variety of veteran specific resources from over 60 different resource providers.
All veterans in attendance will also be entered into drawings to win a wide variety of prizes valued from $300 to $2,000.
VETLIFE will have providers onsite to enroll veterans in healthcare, sign up for county VA services, retrieve a copy of their DD-214, learn about education benefits, alternative forms of therapy, and much more. To register for Vet Fest visit: https://www.vetlifetoday.org/vet-fest
VETLIFE’s mission is to provide veterans with sustainable solutions while promoting a safer, healthier, and prosperous civilian lifestyle.
To make a tax-deductible donation to support VETLIFE visit: www.vetlifetoday.org/donate.
